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A new plane is changing how airlines think about long-haul flights. Here's everywhere you can fly on the Airbus A321XLR.

A new plane is changing how airlines think about long-haul flights. Here's everywhere you can fly on the Airbus A321XLR.
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The Airbus A321XLR is enabling airlines to launch new long-haul international routes that were previously unviable for larger wide-body aircraft. United and American Airlines have already begun booking for these new transatlantic connections.

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This aircraft technology is reshaping global travel logistics and airline fleet strategies by increasing efficiency on thinner long-haul routes.

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Guetst touring a United Airlines Airbus A321XLR at an August unveiling event. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Airbus A321XLR has helped unlock new destinations for airlines, especially transatlantic ones. United Airlines and American Airlines announced a host of new routes that are now open for booking. Here's everywhere you can book to fly on the XLR. The world's newest airplane has changed the game by opening new routes to dozens of international destinations. The Airbus A321XLR is a single-aisle jet, but it can fly 800 miles further than the Airbus A321neo. This lets airlines fly it across the Atlantic to cities that wouldn't be popular enough to fill a wide-body airplane. Most XLRs also have lie-flat seats in business class to make the longer journeys comfortable.

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